Post-Game 71 Thread: Walk Off Walk

Sorry, Scooter.

DODGERS 2, BREWERS 1

The Dodgers' offense, exhausted from yesterday's output, went back to sleep in today's day-game hangover. But luckily, Kiké Hernandez unloaded a solo HR in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game at one. In the bottom of the ninth, one-out singles from Adrian Gonzalez and Trayce Thompson put two on; Joc Pederson Kd, but Howie Kendrick and Yasmani Grandal both walked to win the game. Tyler Thornburg had a horrible ninth inning for the Brewers, who dropped three of four to the Dodgers in this series.

Meanwhile, it was Kenta Maeda who kept us in this game: 6.1 IP, 6 H and 1 ER against 3 BB and 8 Ks. He did give up the first-inning HR to Scooter Gennett, and it is always embarrassing to be beaten by a muppet. However Maeda persisted, and kept the Dodgers in this game with this efforts.

A walk-off walk over a sub-.500 team isn't necessarily cause for celebration. But for those who braved the oppressive afternoon 99-degree heat today, they came away with a hard-fought victory...and hopefully unsoiled undies, as well.

Now, is there another game this evening to watch?

Post-Game 68 Thread: Baez, Blow(i)n' Away

BREWERS 8, DODGERS 6

Scott Kazmir wasn't good tonight, but the Dodgers still had a shot at overcoming his 3 ER effort (4.0 IP, and 2 BB against 8 Ks). He gave up three runs, but Trayce Thompson homered in the third to tie the game.

Casey Fien also wasn't good tonight, giving up three more runs in one inning of work in the fifth. However Howie Kendrick, Joc Pederson, and Justin Turner helped the Dodgers battle back with three runs in the sixth, to again tie the game.

But when Pedro Baez gives up a two-run HR in the ninth--that's just too much to bear. Jonathan Villar hit the shot which silenced the home crowd and led the Dodgers to loss. Baez picks up his second loss of the year by giving up yet another HR (at least his fifth this season; possibly his sixth). Pathetic.

Post-Game 60 Thread: Three Is A Magic Number (For Us, Anyway)

DODGERS 4, ROCKIES 3

Going to the ninth inning this evening, there were two NL West games of relevance, both knotted at 3-3 ties.

In San Francisco, Boston was down 3-2 before battling back to tie the game 3-3 in the seventh inning. And then, in the tenth inning, Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run single off of Giants closer Santiago Casilla to win the game. Casilla had loaded the bases, and as the Boston commentator mentioned, "I think Bochy stayed with this closer too long":

Meanwhile, down in sunnier climates, the Dodgers and Rockies were tied at 3 apiece in the ninth. Trayce Thompson knocked in his 10th HR of the year, a solo shot with two out in the bottom of the ninth, to give the Dodgers the victory over Colorado. That's Thompson's second walk-off HR of the season, which brings back memories of what Andre Ethier used to be able to do for us. Wow.

Julio Urias had his best start of the season, four innings of one-run ball which lasted 86 pitches. He's still not very economical with the pitch count, but his 7 Ks tonight definitely have great potential in the cards. Leave it to Joe Blanton to screw up his second inning of work and start to give up the lead (not that Urias would have gotten a win anyway, with only four innings of work), and then Pedro Baez to blow the save outright. Both Blanton and Baez had 3 Ks each.

Justin Turner had a three-run HR in the first inning to sore Chase Utley and Corey Seager.

Dodgers move to three back of the Giants and a half-game out of the wild card (with only 102 games left to play).

Game 57 Thread: June 4 vs Braves, 7p

Clayton Kershaw (7-1, 1.56) vs Bud Norris (1-6, 5.71)

Damn Corey. After dropping 3 bombs last night, Corey Seager 8-Bit the Braves (in my house, "dropping bombs" is a totally different thing). Trayce Thompson added another homer and we got the high score over the Braves. Tonight, Kershaw tries to control the struggling Braves (You can rearrange the numbers of the record and ERA for these two pitchers, with Norris getting the worst of it). With our offense shuttling along, this is the time to power up. Lets blow the dust from the cartridge (you know you did it too) and get another win! Go Blue!

Post-Game 33 Thread: Trayce Thompson, Ladies And Gentlemen

DODGERS 3, METS 2

Alex Wood pitched surprisingly well (6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB and 9 Ks), dueling the Mets' Jacob deGrom (7.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB and 4 Ks). But Trayce Thompson's pinch-hit, two-out, bottom-of-the-ninth HR off of Hansel Robles won the game, tied the series, and earned Thompson a bubble-gum shower early and a Powerade shower later (both on the field; I assume Thompson got a real shower at some point tonight as well). Not much more to say about this one besides Vin's call, so I'll leave it at that.

Game 28 Thread: May 4 @ Rays, 4p

Death Star.

Tropicana Field roof.

Alex Wood (1-2, 4.82) vs. Drew Smyly (1-3, 2.60).

In the spirit of Star Wars Day, we bring you a comparison of two structures. One of these places is the soulless home of an evil empire — and it also holds Trayce Thompson's home run ball from yesterday's game.

Post-Game 20 Thread: Dodgers Honor Rick Monday's Flag-Saving Anniversary By Flaming Out To Miami

MARLINS 3, DODGERS 2

On a night where Rick Monday was honored for saving the American flag, and Clayton Kershaw was honored with a one-legged "in-action" bobblehead,...the Dodgers took the field with an Adrian-Gonzalez-less, all-righty lineup, and proceeded to lay an offensive egg against the Marlins.

Yasiel Puig and Trayce Thompson (?) both went yard for the Dodgers, but that was it for the offense. Wei-Yin Chen hadn't gotten a win since joining the Marlins, but that was because he didn't see a lineup as flat as ours as of yet. Ross Stripling gave up three earned runs and five hits in his 5.1 innings.

Dee Gordon went 0-for-5.

And Rick Monday did not make a great play today.

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